Intro

The Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network (NSRN) is an international and interdisciplinary network of researchers; the network was founded in 2008 to centralise existing research on the topic of nonreligion and secularity and to facilitate discussion in this area.

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Reminder: What have we learned about Radicalisation? 7 March 2012

Since 9/11 and 7/7 billions have been invested in tackling and understanding religious radicalisation. This debate brings together academic and policy experts to consider what have we learned:

About its nature and causes?

About parallels and precedents?

About the effect of policies designed to tackle the problem?

About future threats and where we go from here?

Download the academics’ presentations below, under their photographs

Register your place

If you would like to take part in the debate, please email

p.ainsworth@lancaster.ac.uk

When registering, please let us know which of the following categories best describes you ‘Academic’, ‘Faith-based Organisations and Voluntary Sector’, ‘Media’, ‘Policy’, ‘Religious Communities’ or ‘Other’

Dr Shterin is Lecturer in Sociology of Religion at King’s College London. His publications include Dying for Faith co-authored with Madawi Al-Rasheed (2009) and he recently co-edited a special issue of Religion, State and Society.